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Third Annual Boast the q00q)ast offers fun for all in Lewes Oct.
The Lewes Chamber of Com-
merce and Visitors Bureau Inc.,
has announced plans for its third
annual maritime event, "Boast the
Coast," set for Saturday, Oct. 3.
Boast the Coast was conceived
in 1996 to showcase Lewes&apos; nau-
tical heritage and to feature activ-
ities that complemented the previ-
ously established Coast Day
event, sponsored by the Universi-
ty of Delaware's College of Ma-
rine Studies, which takes place
this year on Sunday, Oct. 4.
According to Carole Pearce of
CoreStates/First Union Bank,
who is serving as this year's
Boast the Coast chair, "This
year's festival will feature some
of the previous year's more popu-
lar activities and some new ones,
all with an emphasis on nautical
education for all ages."
Activities will take place
throughout the Lewes area, in-
cluding the Boast the Coast tent,
located on the east side of the
Lewes Canal, next to Irish Eyes
Restaurant; at Cape Henlopen
State Park, at the city dock; adja-
cent 1812 Park; and on the Lewes
Canal.
In addition to the Boast the
Coast activities already planned,
Lewes merchants will be hosting
their Fall Sidewalk Sale, and the
Lewes Historical Society will
sponsor .its Fall Craft Fair at the
historical complex.
The culmination of the day's
activities will be the Lighted Boat
Parade. The popularity of this as-
pect Of the festival has been
demonstrated by the large number
of people who line the Lewes
Canal banks to watch the parade
of boats with their lights glisten-
ing off the water's reflection. The
boats will be judged for "most
creatively decorated," with cash
prizes of $500 for first place;
$300 for second place; and $100
for third place.
um's theatre troupe, the Drama
Gills, will entertain audiences
with silly to serious tales about
creatures, including crocodiles,
sharks and crabs.
Cape Henlopen State Park's
Seaside Nature Center manager,
Chris Bennett, will unveil a new
program, "Pirates, Parrots & Plun-
der." Dressed as a pirate, Bennett
will debunk some of the myths
about the infamous pirates Cap-
tain Kidd and Blackbeard and
their adventures off the Delaware
Coast. He'll have artifacts, swords
and treasure.
There will be plenty of activities
under the Boast the Coast Tent.
Each show will last about 45 min-
utes and will be repeated two
hours later. The cost to attend any
or all of the shows is $5 per family
and miy be paid at the tent's en-
trance at any time during the day
to attend later shows. The sched-
ule begins with Flumpa and
Friends at 11 a.m., followed by the
Clamshell Theatre at noon; Pi-
rates, Parrots & Plunder at 1 p.m.,
Flumpa at 2 p.m.; Clamshell The-
atre at 3 p.m.; and Pirate, Parrots
& Plunder at 4 p.m.
Simultaneously, boat tours will
be taking place across the Lewes
Canal. Delaware's tall ship, the
Kalmar Nyckel, returns to the
Lewes City Dock and will be open
beginning at 11 a.m. for tours. The
United States Coast Guard Station
Cape May will also participate in
the day's events by sending its 47-
foot motor'life boat, used primari-
ly for heavy weather search and
rescue missions. The cutter will
also be open for free tours begin-
ning at 11 a.m. There is an admis-
sion charge for the Kalmar Nyck-
el.
Adjacent to the city dock in
1812 Park, the Lewes Chamber of
Commerce restaurants will be
staging a seafood tasting. From 11
a.m. to about 2 p.m, chamber
member restaurants including La
Rosa Negra, Aurora Grill and
Cafe Italiano, will be selling their
seafood specialties. Concurrently,
entertainers will be performing in
the park.
Happy Go Lucky, a pair of
clowns who have delighted Lewes
area residents at a number of
Lewes Chamber of Commerce
events, such as the Christmas Pa-
rade and British Car Show, will
present a show guaranteed to de-
light the child in everyone. They'll
be making free animal balloons
for kids at the park. Another local
entertainment group, Footlight
Productions, will be performing
popular show tunes in the park
from 1 to 3 p.m. and the Marlin-
spikes Barbershop Quartet will al-
so be singing in the vicinity of the
park.
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The Cape Henlopen High
School Jazz Band, under the lead-
ership of Barry Eli, will be per-
forming on Dale Parson's vessel
during the event. Cape Gazette
publisher Dennis Forney will em-
cee the parade from a vantage
point at Fisherman's Wharf. Boat
owners who would like to be eli-
gible for the cash prizes should
register by calling or stopping by
the chamber of commerce office,
located next to the Zwaanendael
Museum on Kings Highway. Reg-
istration forms are also available
at Beach Marine, located at 635
Highway One, and at the Lewes
Harbor Marina Bait & Tackle
Shop. A $10 registration fee per
boat will be charged.
Flumpa and Friends Live will
be making a return appearance
with lots of interactive audience
participation activities, new songs
and a new set.
The New Jersey State Aquari-
um's Clamshell Theater will
make its inaugural Boast the
Coast appearance in a program
featuring aquatic tales from
around the world. The Aquari-
Flumpa and Friends will be
in Lewes to entertain chil-
dren during Boast the Coast
on Saturday, Oct. 3.
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